Antislipping horseshoe.



S ELLIS v ANTISLIPPING HORSESHOE. APPLICATION FILED AUG 25 1915 1. 177 691 Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

Witweoom STUART ELLIS, or WASHINGTON, nis'rn o'r oroonoMBIA.

. ANTIS LIPPING HORSESHOE. 7

Specification of Letterslatent.

Application filed Au'gust 25, 1915, Serial No. 47,361.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STUART ELLIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the Dstrict of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antislipping Horseshoes, ofwhich the following is a spec'flcation.

The object, in general, of my invention is to provide anovel form of anti-slipping horse-shoe, which will dispense with the employment of rubber pads, that are both expensive, owing to the large increase in the cost of rubber in recent years, and soon'wear out; which will be simple of construction and easily manufactured; and which will present the maximum of safety to the horse shed therewith. 4

Other objects, going to make up'the ultimate perfection of the entire horse-shoe, will appear as the specification proceeds and the.

horse-shoe; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 22, Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transve rse sectional view on the line 3-3,

Fig. 1.

Referring, now, in detail to the drawing,

the horse-shoe shown in the drawing may be provided with an upward-pro ect1ng toelug or clip 1, and along the sides of the horse-shoe are horizontal, outward-prqecting flanges 2, 2, provided with nail-holes 3.

for securing the shoe to the horses hoof, as usual.

The toe-portion of the shoe comprises two, depending, parallel, longitudinallycurved flanges 7 and 8, wedge-shaped in cross-section, with a groove 9 therebetween, substantially V-shaped in cross-section. While the bottom of the flanges 7 and 8 are shown at different levels in the drawing, they may be on the same level, if desired; and, while I have shown two such toe-flanges, it is evident, of course, that more may be provided, the important point being there shallbe more than one.

The heel-portion of the shoe comprises the inward-projecting, frog-pressure extensions 11, 11, which are spaced apart at their inner ends,as shown in Fig. 1, and comprises, also, depending flanges 12, 13 and 14 carried by and extending longitudinally of the exten Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

ED STATES PATENTOFFICE- sions 11, 11, each of said flanges being wedge-shaped in transverse section. The bottoms of each of the serles of flanges12,

13 and 14 are at different levels, as shown; but 1t 1s obvious, of course, that they may be on substantially the" same level, the important point being that there shall be more than one of such flanges. It is advantageous, however, to have the bottoms or such flanges at different levels, as shown in the drawing. The outermost flange 12, of 7 each extension 11, is the longest or deepest flange, the next flangef13fbeing of lesser length, and the third flange l lbein'g of still lesser length. Between each ofsaid flanges is a groove 15, which is closed at the outer end by a ridge 16 and open at the opposite end, as shown in Fig. l, for the discharge of ice'and snow at such open end. The ends of the flanges 12, 13 and 1 1 are'preferably. beveled,- as shown in Fig. '1', and the ridge 16 is, also, wedge-shaped,'or'tapering, in transverse section, so as to form a gripping or biting edge. The-flanges, 12 constitute primary heel anti-slipping means, while the flanges 13and'l4 constitute'secondary or auxiliary heel anti-slipping means. T he height of the heel-portion of the shoe is, as

shownfin Fig. 2, greater than that of the toeportion. V

. Extending along each of the sides of the, shoe are depending, longitudinally-curved flanges 4 and 5, constituting the treads,

which are, in transverse section. wedges shaped, as shown in Fig. 3. The flanges 4;

constitute primary anti-slipping means forv the sides of-the shoe. At the bottom. the flanges 4 and 5 should be of the same width, and are made with a view both to presenting the necessary strength and resistance agalnst breaklng and, at the same time, the

requisite degree of sharpness to insure that they shall grip or bite into the ice and hardpacked snow, over which the horse may travel. Flanges 4 and 5 slope longitudinally, z. e. -are inclined longitudinally, as shown in Fig. 2, from'the heel to the toe of the shoe, and'the bottoms of the flanges 4, 7 and '12 are on the same level.

It should be noted that the auxiliary flanges 5, 5 preferably terminate short of the bottoms of the primary flanges 4, 4, as

shown in Fig. 3; whereby, as the primaryanti-slipping side-flanges 4, 4 Wear down until the bottoms thereof are level With the bottoms of the flanges 5, 5, the latter become operate to bite into the ice orhard-packed snow, to prevent slippin that there shall be more than one flange on each side of the shoe. The bottom of flanges:

5, 8 and 13 should be on the same level. Between each pair of flanges 4 and 5 is a groove 6, substantially V-shaped, in transverse section, as shown in Fig. 3. i

All of the anti-slipping flanges described, both at the toe, heel, and sidesv of the horseshoe, cooperate to preventslipping, in any direction, of the horse shod therewith.

While I have described With some particularity a concrete embodiment of my inventive ideas, it should be understood that departures may be made, Within the scope of the appended claims without sacrificing the spirit, of the invention, or any of its advantages.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In an anti-slippinghorse-shoe, rigid Wedge-shaped tread-flanges carried longitudinally at the sides thereof, and inwardprojecting frog-pressure, heel-extensions ca rrying longitudinally thereof Wedge-shaped flanges.

While I haveshoWn the bottoms of the flanges 4 and 5 2-. In anant-islipping horse-shoe, Wedge? shaped tread-flanges carried longitudinally atthe sides thereof, the free ends of said flanges being in different horizontal planes;

wedgeeshaped toe-flanges, the free ends thereof being, also, 1n diflerent horizontal )lanes' and inward-oro'ectin fro resl b7 u sure heel-extensions carrying longitudinally thereofWedge-shaped flanges, the free ends thereof being in different horizontal planes.

3. In an anti-slipping horse-shoe,,rigid wedge-shaped, toe-flanges, Wedge-shaped tread-flanges carried longitudinally at' the sides of the shoe, and inward-projectin frog-pressure heel-extensions carrying longitudinally thereof wedge-shaped flanges;

4. In. an anti-slipping horse-shoe, a toe-,

portion comprising Wedge-shaped. toe

flanges; a heel-portionv higher than the, toe-V portion, and comprising inward-proj ecting,

frog-pressure heel-extensions carrying longifrog-pressure heel-extensions carryinglongi tudinallv thereof Wed e-sha ed flan es and v D b 7 pr mary and secondary, Wedge-shaped treadflanges carried longitudinally at each side of the shoe, both of said flanges sloping from the heel to the toe of the shoe.

In, testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VVitnesses 7 ANDREW I. HIoKn'y, FRANK S.. PALADINI.

STUART ELLIS.

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